A friendly reminder to our MMWA member community residents. Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, November 24th, if your trash is normally collected on Thursday, you should have your properly prepared materials at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on Friday. If your trash is normally collected on Friday, have your properly prepared materials at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on Saturday.
The City of Saginaw’s yard waste collection service has been extended through Friday, December 2, 2022. Thomas Townships yard waste collection service has been extended to Friday, December 2nd.
For MMWA’s other member communities with seasonal yard waste collection service, yard waste collection will end on that community’s last regular pick up day in November.
The Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 10, will not cause any delays in trash, recycling, and yard waste services provided to the 34 communities served by the Mid Michigan Waste Authority. Residents should prepare and set out materials on their regularly scheduled collection day.
The upcoming Labor Day holiday does impact solid waste collection services provided to the 34 Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) member communities. There will be no trash, recycling, or yard waste collection provided on Monday, September 5, 2022. With the holiday falling on a weekday, collection services will be delayed one day for every community the week of Labor Day. Residents should prepare and set out materials one day later than they normally do during the holiday week.
The upcoming 4th of July holiday does impact solid waste collection services provided to the 34 Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) member communities. There will be no trash, recycling, or yard waste collection provided on Monday, July 4, 2022. With the holiday falling on a weekday, collection services will be delayed one day for every community the week of the 4th of July. Residents should prepare and set out materials one day later than they normally do during the holiday week.
The Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 20, will not cause any delays in trash, recycling, and yard waste services provided to the 34 communities served by the Mid Michigan Waste Authority. Residents should prepare and set out materials on their regularly scheduled collection day.
The upcoming Memorial Day holiday does impact solid waste collection services provided to the 34 Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) member communities. There will be no trash, recycling, or yard waste collection provided on Monday, May 30, 2022. With the holiday falling on a weekday, collection services will be delayed one day for every community the week of Memorial Day. Residents should prepare and set out materials one day later than they normally do during the holiday week.
Curbside yard waste collection for 14 MMWA member communities will begin on April 1, 2022.
The program accepts grass clippings, sod without dirt, twigs (less than two inches in diameter), leaves, and other yard vegetation.
Things you should avoid are root balls, soil, stumps, tree trunks, large shrubs, rocks, or bushes.
Use between a 20-35 gallon can with handles, weighing no more than 50 pounds, labeled with a yard waste sticker OR a paper lawn and leaf bag.
**Note the first yard waste pick up dates for 2022:
Visit, https://www.recyclemotion.org/yardwaste/ for more resources.
The upcoming Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday, February 21, will not cause any delays in trash and recycling services provided to the 34 communities served by the Mid Michigan Waste Authority. Residents should prepare and set out materials on their regularly scheduled collection day.